Service difficulty report · Uplock Roller · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 22, 2014
Submitted
December 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC473
Aircraft time
31,724 hours, 39,864 cycles
Part
Uplock Roller
Part number
54530321
Condition
Frozen
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT SELECTED LG IN RETRACT POSITION, GEAR INTRANSIENT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT TRIED TO CYCLE GEAR TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED TOWER OF THE SITUATION & RETURNED. THE TOWER DECLARED AN EMER & THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FROZEN UPLOCK ROLLER ON THE RT MLG. R & R ROLLER WITH NEW UNIT. PERFORMED LG OPERATION CHECK, ALL SYS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.